Dhaka city is constantly at the top of air pollution

 At the beginning of winter, the air pollution level was low at the end of November, but at the end of December, Dhaka again rose to the top position.

According to the Air Quality Index (IQI) of the United States Air Quality Monitoring Agency, Dhaka is in the top position. The level of which is 266! It is very unhealthy in terms of quantity.

The level was reached shortly after 10 am on December 27, 2023.

Air quality is considered good if the level is between zero and 50. 51 to 100 is moderate or tolerable, 101 to 150 is unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151 to 200 is unhealthy, 201 to 300 is very unhealthy, and above 301 is called a hazardous environment.

After Dhaka, the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina was in the second position on December 28, 2023, where the level was 247.

India’s Delhi was in the third position, ranking 220. The fourth position was Istanbul, Turkey, which has a level of 213, and the fifth position was Kolkata, India, which has a level of 202.

After asking air pollution experts Professor Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder of Stamford University about this, he replied, “The current main cause of air pollution is the ongoing road construction/ rehabilitation work of Dhaka city.”

Also, unfit vehicles spread air pollution. This pollution level increases even more when winter comes.

He also said that the pollution was slightly reduced in November, but it increased in December. Elevated expressway construction is in progress across Dhaka city.

“The Constructors are also sprinkling water in some areas but only around their work area. This air pollution spreads further with vehicles.

Advising this air pollution expert, we should arrange water filtration in the entire city. Also, the authority getting tougher on unfit cars,” he added